The Utah Mammoth (8-4-0) defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning (7-3-1) 5-4 in overtime late Saturday night in Salt Lake City.
In the loss, Nikita Kucherov had an assist to become the Lightning's all-time points leader with 1,138 points (405 goals and 733 assists), breaking a tie with Steven Stamkos. The Lightning got goals from Jake Guentzel, Pontus Holmberg, Brayden Point and Conor Geekie in the losing effort. Dmitri Simashev scored twice for Utah, including the game-winner in overtime.
The Lightning are next in action when they host the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Puck drop between the Lightning and Jets is scheduled for 7:00 PM on Thursday night from Benchmark International Arena.
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